Google has acquired Spider.io, a London based start-up, known for its work in exposing cyber threats targeting digital marketing business. The deal will be formally announced sometime today, but signs of the…
Tag: Mergers and Acquisition
Users’ personal information not safe post Facebook-WhatsApp acquisition says German privacy regulator
Citing Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp German data protection regulator on Thursday has urged WhatsApp users to switch to a more safe and secure messaging service immediately. The social networking giant on Wednesday…
Facebook shells out $19 billion to acquire WhatsApp
Facebook announced the purchase of WhatsApp, the mobile messaging service in a $19 billion deal, the biggest acquisition of Facebook till date. As we revealed earlier in the day, the transaction involves…
Facebook buys Whatsapp
According to a regulatory filing, social networking giant Facebook is buying one of the leading cross platform instant messaging app Whatsapp for a whopping $16 billion in cash and stock. The filing…
Google knocks on SlickLogin’s doors as it searches for password alternatives
Google has acquired a 5-months young start-up SlickLogin – an Israel based company working on smart identification technology making use of high-frequency sound waves to streamline authentication for users. SlickLogin’s product has…
Tesla acquisition rumours flare up again as Apple’s Adrian Perica meets Elon Musk
Apple’s mergers and acquisition chief, Adrian Perica, is reportedly busy planning the company’s entry into other alternative industries including medical and sensor technology, especially as company’s smartphone and tablet sales start to…
Rakuten bags Viber for $900 million
Confirming just three days old rumours of Viber on a sellout path, Play.com owner Rakuten has picked up the VoIP capable instant messaging app in a $900 million cash deal. In a…
Yahoo acquires Wander
Yahoo on Tuesday announced acquisition of Wander, a New York based start-up behind visual diary-app Days, for an undisclosed amount. Wander’s iPhone app Days, launched last year in March, lets users weave…
Viber in sellout talks with an Asian instant messaging company
Viber, an Israeli instant messaging application which allows users to make phone calls and send free text messages along with instant messages is reportedly planning a sellout. Reports on Israeli financial newspaper…
Google to buy 6 percent stake in Lenovo
Google is planning to acquire a 6 per cent stake in Lenovo for $750m (£459m) after its Motorola Mobility acquisition deal with the Chinese PC maker is all done. According to a…
Sophos to acquire Cyberoam Technologies’ stake from Carlyle group
Carlyle, an American private equity fund group, is planning to sell its 80% stake in Cyberoam Technologies, an unlisted network security solutions provider, to Sophos Group, a UK based company, for a…
LinkedIn acquires three year old start-up Bright
LinkedIn is acquiring Bright, a three year old start-up that developed a search technology enabling job seekers and employers to find a better professional match for them. LinkedIn, on Thursday, announced the…
Amazon acquires Double Helix Games
Amazon has reportedly acquired Double Helix Games, developer of Killer Instinct, thereby adding fuel to the speculations that the online retailer is planning to launch a game console sometime later this year….
Lenovo aiming high after two major deals
The world’s biggest personal computer maker, Lenovo, is now aiming high after closing two major deals with tech leaders IBM and Google. Lenovo’s $2.3 billion purchase of IBM’s x86 server business and…
Zynga eyes cost reduction with 15% workforce layoff, but shells out $527m to acquire NaturalMotion
Zynga has announced that it will be cutting off 15 percent of its workforce that equates to over 300 employees as a part of its cost cutting drive through 2014. In an…